A 160,000 job gain in January would maintain the current job uptrend, but gains still aren't big enough to lower the high unemployment rate.
The U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open Wednesday ahead of the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data and the Automatic Data Processing’s (ADP) National Employment Report.
Japan’s retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.4 percent in December in comparison to the same period last year, but lower than the 1.3 percent growth cloaked in November.
Crude oil futures slightly declined and hovered above $97 a barrel during the Asian trading hours Wednesday as traders opted for caution ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision and fourth quarter GDP figures from the government.
South Korea’s industrial production rose 1.0 percent in December from 2.6 percent in the previous month.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were Unisys Corp, Chesapeake Energy, Dolby Laboratories, Ryland Group and ServiceNow. The top after-market NYSE losers were Cobalt International Energy, Spansion, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ace Ltd and Celanese Corp.
The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Tuesday were Amazon.com Inc, Fortinet Inc, Gevo Inc and PAREXEL International Corporation. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Tuesday were Gentex Corporation, Websense Inc, Steel Dynamics Inc, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc and Broadcom Corporation.
Even before two battery failures led to the grounding of all Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets, the planes’ lithium-ion batteries had experienced multiple problems that raised questions about their reliability, The New York Times reports.
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Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE:CHK) announced Tuesday that CEO Aubrey McClendon will resign after a tumultuous year in which a series of Reuters investigations triggered civil and criminal probes.
Apollo Global Management and billionaire C. Dean Metropoulos have been named as potential buyers.
A Liberty Head nickel that was illegally minted will likely go for millions at an auction.
A report from the head of the U.N. mission in Libya to the Security Council said that while the security situation has improved, Libya still needs a lot of help.
Patent expirations for lucrative blockbuster drugs eroded fourth-quarter sales for top drugmakers.
America's second-largest automaker beat analysts' earnings expectations, but estimates for Europe and Latin America pulled the stock price down.
A weaker yen will be welcome news to Japan’s exporting companies, after enduring a prolonged bout of "endaka," or a strong yen.
A recall has been issued for ground beef after a salmonella outbreak in the meat caused illness in five states.
Yahoo Inc, Rio Tinto, PhotoMedex, Newmont Mining, VMware, New Oriental Education, Red Hat and Zynga Inc. are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Tuesday.
This week the focus will be on U.S. non-farm payrolls, ISM data, FOMC decision and January vehicle sales.
The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open Tuesday as investors maintained caution.
Asia's third-largest economy cut key interest rates as it tries to strike a balance between inflation and lending.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were First American Corp, Plum Creek Timber Co, Opko Health, Demand Media and W.R. Berkley Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were Vmware, AVX Corp, Fusion-io, EMC Corp and Navistar International.
The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Monday were Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sierra Wireless Inc, PLX Technology Inc and Yahoo Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Monday were Sanmina Corporation, BMC Software Inc, Seagate Technology, Citrix Systems Inc and NetApp Inc.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner fiery battery problen has renewed attention on an issue that never went away.
Paul Nassif had surprisingly positive words about his ex-wife Adrienne Maloof's new relationship.
The typical Stanford MBA is the only of his or her peers whose income tops $190,000 within three years of graduation.
Italy's Monte dei Paschi, the world's oldest bank, is accused of hiding huge losses from complex deals just before a massive government bailout.
An anonymous Glencore Trader answered questions ranging from “How much do you make?” to “Would you get fired if they knew you did this?”
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) said the first half of 2013 will not be as prosperous as a year earlier.
It's not an encouraging sign for burdened U.S. consumers - another swipe fee, but not every state is allowing the new charge.
